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Petition concerning spiny dogfish protection presented to European Parliament
Published on 19 Mar, 2014 at 19:53 in Conservation & Fishery, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee on Fisheries MINUTES Meeting of 18 March 2014, from 09.00 to 12.30 BRUSSELS ( … ) 6. Petitions (for information only) 6.1. Petition 0422/2013 by Martin Rother (German), concerning protection of the spiny dogfish This petition has been submitted to EP Petition Committee via the Petition Committee of the German Bundestag. The
Costa Rica: Shark finning trial continues this Wednesday
Published on 12 Mar, 2014 at 19:38 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Pretoma 11. March 2014 ——————- Businesswoman Kathy Chang Tseng in the dock (March 11, 2014 – San José, Costa Rica). This Wednesday march 12, will be held in Puntarenas the continuation of the trial against Kathy Tseng Chang for shark Finning (File N° 11-203870-431-PE). The case dates back to September 28, 2011 when
Illinois Conservation Police Cite Businesses Selling Shark Fin Products
Published on 4 Mar, 2014 at 17:59 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Department of Natural Resources State of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2014 ———— Illinois Conservation Police Cite Businesses Selling Shark Fin Products Enforcement of state law helps protect shark populations throughout the world SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police have issued 20 citations to four businesses in northern
NOAA: 90-Day Finding to List 10 Skate and Ray Species under ESA
Published on 28 Feb, 2014 at 4:46 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RIN 0648-XD080 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List 10 Species of Skates and Rays and 15 Species of Bony Fishes as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Canada: Saskatoon sees no need for shark fin bylaw
Published on 23 Feb, 2014 at 12:03 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | 1 Comment
Shark Year Magazine, 23. February 2014 Saskatoon, a city in central Saskatchewan in Canada, is currently not interested in a shark fin bylaw. In a report going to a committee next week, city officials say a bylaw banning the Chinese delicacy would be ineffective. The full text of the report, dated 27. January 2014, is
Hilton Worldwide to Ban Shark Fin across Asia Pacific
Published on 21 Feb, 2014 at 11:18 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Hilton Worldwide 21. February 2014 ————————- Hilton Worldwide to Ban Shark Fin in all Owned and Managed Properties across Asia Pacific by April 1, 2014 MCLEAN, Va. and SINGAPORE – Hilton Worldwide today announced that it will cease serving shark fin and stop accepting new orders for shark fin dishes by April 1,
New Conservation Boost for Sharks in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Published on 17 Feb, 2014 at 20:02 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ( CMS ) 17. February 2014 ———————– Dubai, 17 February 2014 – Efforts to conserve migratory sharks have been strengthened at an international workshop on shark conservation supported by the UN. Government representatives from nine countries have gathered in Dubai to lend more
Wildlife Officers Cite San Francisco Man for Shark Fin Possession
Published on 14 Feb, 2014 at 20:58 in Conservation & Fishery, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) 14. February 2014 ———————- Media Contacts: Lt. Patrick Foy, CDFW Law Enforcement, (916) 508-7095 Wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently cited a San Francisco man for possession of shark fins for sale. On Jan. 29, wildlife officers conducted a fish
Hefty fine for killing juvenile Great White Shark in New South Wales, Australia
Published on 13 Feb, 2014 at 4:00 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
A man who killed a juvenile Great White Shark by deliberately striking it with his boat at Sussex Inlet has been fined more than $18,000 including court costs. Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Director of Fisheries Compliance, Glenn Tritton, said the 40-year-old man from Glenbrook was found guilty of harming a threatened species when the matter was heard in...
Hawaii considers penalties for ‘harming’ sharks and rays
Published on 6 Feb, 2014 at 19:17 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Hawaii : Penalties Considered for Killing, Harming Sharks and Rays. House Bill 2380, from Rep. Nicole Lowen, would create penalties as high as $10,000 for any person who knowingly captures, harms or kills sharks and rays within state waters.
NOAA Fisheries and states of California, Maryland and Washington determine that their shark finning laws are consistent
Published on 5 Feb, 2014 at 5:23 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
NOAA Fisheries and the states of California, Maryland and Washington have agreed through an exchange of letters that their individual state shark finning laws are consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Mexico bans fishing for Great white sharks
Published on 27 Jan, 2014 at 13:08 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | 4 Comments
On January 27th 2014, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa) has established a permanent ban on fishing for great white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias) in Mexican waters. The related text was published today in the Official Gazette (DOF : 27/01/2014). A full copy of the original text ( in Spanish language ) is provided...
A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
Published on 21 Jan, 2014 at 10:41 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page, Shark Trade | Viewed times | No Comments
A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks. The findings are part of the first ever global analysis of these species carried out by the IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG)
Better Shark Data ‘Welcome’
Published on 9 Jan, 2014 at 18:24 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management | Viewed times | No Comments
Press Release Seafood New Zealand 09. January 2014 ———————- The seafood industry has welcomed the plans for more detailed information on shark populations announced in the just released National Plan of Action – Sharks. Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive, Tim Pankhurst, says in particular he is pleased with the government intention to work with other
NZ Shark finning ban to be in force sooner
Published on 8 Jan, 2014 at 20:12 in Conservation & Fishery, Fishery Management, Front Page | Viewed times | No Comments
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith today confirmed the Government’s decision to ban shark finning and have tightened the timetable in response to 45,300 submissions on the National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks.